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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Sunday, June 6, 2010

As you Epbot readers know, I've been playing Ghostbusters and generally geeking/freaking out (once again) about all things Ghostbusters-related this week. Which is why when I saw this first cake I knew today's post would have to be game-themed, just so I'd have an excuse to post it.

The genius! The detail! The ghost-bustin' geekiness!

Made by Lyndsay Shrubb of Ontario

Everything you see here is edible except for the tubing and wand handle. Lyndsay made the wires and ribbon from fruit-by-the-foot and licorice.

Granted, this is one cake where you'd have to be sure to peel the fondant off before eating it (hello, stained teeth!), but that's a small price to pay for such sheer unbridled awesomeness.

Last month I downloaded the free version they made available for the Mac, but I haven't played it yet. Tell me, gamers, is it better on the PS3? Seems like it'd have to be, but I'd love your opinion if you've played it.

Some day I also really want to try Scribblenauts - and not just because this cake is so stinkin' adorable:

This cake is especially inspirational because it's only the 4th fondant cake the baker ever attempted! Yep, futurestar101 is not a pro at all, but look at the amount of detail she achieved in the vending machine. Just amazing.

Jen, you MUST try Scribblenauts! My three children are obsessed with it... it's a lot of fun and they have a blast coming up with creative things to type in. Of course, it becomes this fun sharing thing they do with friends, too.

I love this post and have really enjoyed Epbot. It's fun to know there are other geeky, gaming girls out there. Thanks for sharing!

My daughter got Scribblenauts for Christmas and I love it. I sneak it away from her when I get the chance. It's true that it can become boring if you solve each problem the same way - but you get bonus points for using items you've never tried before, find a way to solve the level without killing anything, etc. I like to challenge myself to solve it with the fewest items possible.

Scribblenauts is one of the best games I've ever played! The solve-it-with-random-craziness is fun. But my favorite part is you can just throw random things out on the start screen & see what happens.Priest + cross vs. vampire - priest winspriest vs. vampire - vampire winsGod vs. devil - God winsZombie vs. anything - zombie wins (and creates other zombies!)Its hysterical.

If you like playing "Ghostbusters", you might like playing Ghost Master too. It's sort of like the Sims combined with "Ghostbusters" and "Mission Impossible", told from the villain's point of view. Instead of driving off the ghosts, you have to frighten off all the people and free the spirits. It's a fun game, and it's got quite a sense of humor. Worth a look!

Jen, after ogling that AMAZING WoW cake I did a search for the creator and found her. The link can be found at CakeCentral.com. Her user name is nweppler; She is a Wilton instructor from Florida. Hope that helps!

I played and beat Ghostbusters for PS3 and I agree it's really freaky! I didn't play it in the dark and my husband had the tendency to come up behind me while I was immersed in playing and go "RAH!" so I'd jump out of my skin. :/

I think Portal lends itself really well to being played with a mouse. The graphics are fine, but they aren't super wicked awesome, so I think playing on the Mac has all possible advantages over console.

For my son's birthday a few years ago, I had a cake made with a still shot from Portal and "The cake is a lie!" put on it. The baker just gave me that deer in the headlights look until I explained it to her. She then said, "Oh, ok. Now we know why the guys at Microsoft are always saying that to us." :)

Portal is one of the classic games of ALL time. The PS3 version is ok, but, seriously, the PC (and presumably Mac) version is the best. My son has beat it many, many times and still plays it. He's 17 if you need a reference point. The poor companion cube....sniff.

The Maxwell (the guy from Scribblenauts) cake is awesome and adorable! And such a good game! Sure, it may get old after a while, but you have to at least try it. So many fun things to create...Cthulu, Keyboard Cat, Stealth Bomber, God, All Your Base Are Belong To Us (seriously), freeze ray (the Mr. Freeze kind, not the Dr. Horrible kind), mind-control device (which lets you ride on Cthulu)...try everything!

I dunno...that world of warcraft cake looks like it has nearly nothing to do with wow. While it has the globe and the lettering, it kind of looks like the sort of cake that my parents would get me while trying to support my interests as a teen. Sweet, kind of in line with my interests, but not actually in line with what my interests are about. It sure is a pretty cake though.

That Halo cake just made my step-son so so so happy. As he is playing Halo, I yell over "hey come look at this cake". 3 minutes of "whoa.." "sweet!" "aw man that's cool!" Now he wants one...*sigh* I would love to see a Little Big Planet cake.. that game is freakin' adorable and strangely hard. Thanks for sharing these deliciously nerdy cakes!

I beat Portal the second time on my Mac (for the first time on my Mac as well, on the PC via Boot Camp, haha), and here's what I think about PS3 Portal:Portal has few enough controls that it could work on a console. However, I think console controllers are generally more trouble than they're worth for a mouse-and-keyboard gamer.

I agree with whoever said that Valve games are meant for the PC, but they work wonderfully on Mac, too. I'm working my way through Portal on the Mac for the first time, and I love it. I would recommend playing it on the computer, whichever OS, over the PS3. :)

Here's a tip for black fondant that isn't totally gross tasting. Start with pre-made CHOCOLATE fondant and add black coloring. It won't take as much to get it black as it does to go from white to black. Also, take my advice and never purchase any fondant other than from fondarific.com. I have no affiliation with them. I'm just an extremely satisfied customer. It tastes DELICIOUS and comes in beautiful colors and flavors.

Echoing that Portal has to be played on the computer. That's how it was designed and anything else would just be weird. It's really tricky at times to use a touchpad though, so bear that in mind if you use a laptop and don't have a USB mouse.

I don't have a Mac, but can't imagine playing Portal on anything other than a computer - some of the later levels require absolute control over where you're firing the gun.

However, it is absolutely the best PC game that has ever been made, and every single crafter I know who played it immediately had to make a Companion Cube in their chosen medium. Damn, now I have to go play it again. There goes my night.

Portal on a Mac works well - just plug in a mouse. And just to get on your side with the game-wuss, Portal scares me, it took me 122 hours to finish Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Myst will be my long-lived favourite.

Fittingly, aol.com had this article on its homepage today: http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/05/28/famous-movie-locations-dana-barretts-apartment-building-from-ghostbusters-new-york-city/?ncid=webmaildl7Enjoy.

The only problem with the WoW cake is that that is NOT the so-called World of Warcraft on top of the cake (a.k.a., Azeroth). That is Earth. Not the same thing. I'd love it if it had the correct continents on it. :(

I don't know about Portal in particular, but the PS3 versions of Valve's other games tend not to play as well as on the other platforms (Mac/PC would be best, but 360's good too), mainly due to another company handling the porting to the PS3.

I love the companion cube cake! Now I have something to attempt. I ordered a companion cube cake for my husband's birthday a few years back, gave them a picture of it, etc., and this is what I got: http://arthemise.com/companioncubecake.jpg. I don't think anyone wants that as their companion.

I would stick with the Mac version of Portal. The PS3 version isn't bad, but it does have some lag and performance problems because of the company who ported it to the Playstation 3. You would also have to buy The Orange Box to play Portal, and I would say since you have it for free already, that would be the way to go. The Mac version works well as I replayed the game on the Mac recently.

I'm way too excited not to comment on this one. I absolutely love the Master Chief helmet and the Companion Cube! If anyone was to ever give me such either of those cakes, I would squee. I love your blog!!!

I just found your blog today. HOW could I have been missing out on this fabulosity for my whole life?! But to make it even better?! The authors are gamers?! I'm in heaven! Thanks for the laughs tonight.

You may know of this already, but Improv Everywhere did a Ghostbusters mission in the library in New York City. If you don't know of Improv Everywhere, you ought to get acquainted. They're hilarious.http://improveverywhere.com/2010/05/18/who-you-gonna-call/

I know I'm a little slow commenting on this post - I meant to comment right away but life got in the way. Did you know you can buy a stuffed companion cube? My husband and I were gifted one as a house-warming present! I thought it was a creative: "Welcome to your new life together!" gift.

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